3CDC asked to referee Fourth & Race snag

8:53 PM,
Mar. 4, 2014

A rendering of what Flaherty & Collins envisions the Fourth and Race site to include. The Pogue's garage site is expected to feature 300 luxury apartments, a 15,000-square-foot grocery store and 1,000 parking spaces.

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The nonprofit development group 3CDC is being asked to mediate a disagreement between the mayor and some council members over the planned Fourth and Race tower.

"3CDC's expertise in Cincinnati development projects is unmatched, and their ability to work through complicated issues with multiple parties is a model in our region," Councilman Chris Seelbach said in a release late Tuesday.

He and Mayor John Cranley have agreed to ask 3CDC to be a development advisor on the project, helping the city, developer Flaherty & Collins, and Paragon Salon work through a holdup. ...